Handbag



Dec. 2, 1947.

R. E. FISLER HANDBAG Filed Oct. 9, 1946 rlllw /l\/VENT'OR ROYAL E. FISLER 14 7' TORNE'T' Patented Dec. 2, 1947 UNITED STATES ATE NT F F [C E HANDBAG Application October 9, 1946, Serial No. 702,149-

4 Claims, 1

This inventionv relates in general tocertain new and useful: improvements. in handbags, and, more particularly, to. a utilitybag which may be adapted to special purposes, such as the carrying of diapers, nursing bottles and related paraphernalia required by an infant.

The primary object of this invention is to. provide a handbag which is, simple and economical in. construction, but is lightweight and. attractive in appearance, and washable for sanitary reasons, inside and outside.

It is another objector the present invention to provide a handbag which can be readily con, vertedat the users option from a hand-carried bag to a shoulder-slung: bag, or the reverse.

It is also an: object of the present invention to provide a handbag having a handle-extension which, when not in use, becomes, an intimate part of the bag and serves as a decorative addition or trimming element thereof, and when in use provides a shoulder-sling without detracting from theattractiveness and stylish qualities inherent in the handbag.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a handbag which is conveniently adapted to serve as a utility bag for such purposes as transporting nursing bottles and both Wet and dry diapers.

And with the above and other objects in view, my invention resides in the novel features of form, construction, arrangement, and combina tion of parts presently described; and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a perspective View of a handbag constructed in accordance with and embodying the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the handbag with the handle arranged as a shoulder sling;

Figure 3 is a cut-away perspective view illustrating the interior compartmentation of the handbag;

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical view taken along line 44 of Figure 1; and

Figure 5 is a transverse horizontal view taken along line 55 of Figure 1.

Referring now in more detail, and by reference characters to the drawing which illustrates a preferred embodiment of my invention, A designates a diaper bag comprising two rectangular side walls 1, I, marginally stitched to a U-shaped wall member 2 extending along the bottom and up for substantially the full height of the ends of the side walls I, l. Stitched at their ends to the transverse end-margins of the wall member 2 2, and along their longitudinal margins to the side Walls ii, 1", respectively, are top wall members 3, connected to. each other throughout their length with, a longitudinally extending zipper closure 1, and also, stitched in. the seam between the top wall members 3', at, each end of the zipper closure 5., are. small; pull-loops 5, 5..

Seamed upon the outer face of the Wall member Z'iand, extending therearound midway between the side walls l, l, is a. strap 6, having unsecured or tree portions in the region of-the. ends of the zipper closure, 4* to provide strap loops 7, l, for retentively receiving a, trim strap 8. which is threaded therethrqugh for disposition encircling- 1y around the basil, and is provided at one end with a buckle 9,- and at its other end with perioratiens for engagement therewith as a selfclosed loop. The strap 6, furthermore, extends at one end upwardly and across the top of the bag A for optional engagement With a buckle l0 mounted on its other, or short, end at the opposite side of the bag A to form a closed bagencircling loop, the upper portion of which, as at i i, will serve as a handle, as shown in Figure 1 When desired, the trim strap 8 may be unbuckled and removed from the loops 1, l. Thereupon,

the handle strap 6. may also be unbuckled and the two straps E, 8, buckled together in endto-end relation to form a shoulder-sling as shown in Figure 2. It will be apparent in this connection that the dimensions of the bag A are such that the encircling trim strap 8 will be of proper extension-length to support the bag A at a comfortable position when suspended from the users shoulder and because, of the dual adjustments possible in the two buckles 9, 10, a relatively Wide range of length-adjustment, is possible, to accommodate women of different height and size.

The interior of the handbag A is provided with the main compartment 0, bottle-holding loops, l2, l2, stitched at their terminals to the side sc ms between the side walls I, l, and the wall member 2. Similarly secured in such side seams, extending fiat-wise over the inner face of the side wall I, is a pocket ['3 having a cover-lap l4 secured to the pocket by a snap fastener l5. It should be noted that the side margins of the cover-flap overlap and are stitched in the same seam as the pocket 13 in the formation of a moisture retentive closure for the pocket I3. Preferably, the handbag A is fabricated from a Waterproofplastic materiaL'such as Vinyllte, which is not only attractive in appearance, but is extremely durable as well.

The handbag VA can'be used as a diaper bag in which case nursing bottles can be placed in the bottle-holding loops I2, l2, dry diapers can be carried in the main compartment 0, and, in due course, wet diapers can be placed in the moistureproof pocket l3. If desired, the handbag A can be used as a school-bag, in which case books or papers may be placed in the compartment 0, a bottle of warm drink, such as chocolate or soup, in the loops l2, l2, and some sandwiches in the pocket l3. In fact, the handbag A may be put to a wide variety of uses and will, in all cases, serve a highly useful purpose.

It should be understood that changes and modifications in the form, construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of the handbag may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A utility bag comprising spaced parallel rectangular walls marginally connected to each other by an intermediate substantially continuous member forming top, bottom and end walls, a first strap extending medially downwardly along the end walls and across the bottom wall and being secured thereto terminating at one end adjacent the upper extremity of one end wall and at its othei end extending for a substantial distance upwardly beyond the other end wall for a length greater than th length of the top wall whereby to provide a handle-forming strap, fastening means for optionally securing the ends of said strap together, said strap further being secured to the end walls in such a manner as to provide open loops, and a second strap disposed encirclingly around the bag substantially at right anges to the first strap and being retentively threaded through said loops, said second strap being of substantially the same width as the first strap and being provided at its ends with fastening means similar to the fastening means of the first strap whereby said second strap may be optionally fastened in snug fitting disposition around the exterior of the bag and may be also fastened between the ends of the first strap to form an elongating continuation thereof in the provision of a shoulder sling.

2. A utility bag comprising spaced side walls marginally connected to each other by top, bottom and end walls, a first strap extending downwardly along the end walls and across the bot tom wall. and being secured thereto terminating at one end adjacent the upper extremity of one end wall and at its other end extending for a substantial distance upwardly beyond the other end wall for a length greater than the length of the top wall whereby to provide a handle-forming strap, fastening means for optionally securing the ends of said strap together, said strap further being secured to the end walls in such a manner as to provide open loops, and a second strap disposed encirclingly about the bag substantially at right angles to the first strap and being retentively threaded through said loops, said second strap being of substantially the same width as the first strap and being provided at its ends with fastening means similar to the fastening means of the first strap, whereby said second strap may be optionally fastened in snug-fitting position around the exterior of the bag and may also be fastened between the ends of the first strap to form an elongated continuation thereof in the provision of a shoulder sling.

3. A utility bag comprising spaced side walls marginally connected to each other by bottom and end walls, a first strap extending downwardly along the end walls and across the bottom wall and being secured thereto terminating at one end adjacent the upper extremity of one end wall and at its other end extending for a substantial distance upwardly beyond the other end wall for a length greater than the distance between the end walls, whereby to provide a handle-forming strap, fastening means for optionally securing the ends of said strap together, said strap further being secured to the end walls in such a manner as to provide open loops, and a second strap disposed encirclingly about the bag substantially at right angles to the first strap and being retentively threaded through said loops, said second strap being of substantially the sam width as the first strap and being provided at its ends with fastening means similar to the fastening means of the first strap, whereby said second strap may be optionally fastened in snug-fitting position around the exterior of the bag and may also be fastened between the ends of the first strap to form an elongated continuation thereof in the provision of a shoulder sling.

4. A utility bag comprising spaced side walls marginally connected to each other by bottom and end walls, a two-part handle-forming strap secured to the end walls and extending over and above the bag in upwardly spaced relation thereto to provide a hand-carrying loop, said strap being provided with a fastening member for releasably securing its two parts together, said handle-forming strap being fastened to each end wall at two spaced points with the portion of its length between such spaced points disengaged from the end wall to form an open loop on each end wall and a second strap disposed encirclingly around the bag substantially at right angles to the first strap and being retentively threaded through said loops, said second strap being of substantially the same width as the handle-forming strap and being provided at its ends with fastening means similar to the fastening means of the handle-forming strap, whereby said second strap may be optionaily fastened in snugfitting position around the exterior of the bag and may also be fastened between the ends of the handle-forming strap when the fastening means of the latter is disconnected, said second strap thereby forming an elongated continuation of the handle-forming strap in the provision of a shoulder sling.

ROYAL E. FISLER.

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